They and the Simurgh were in reality but one being.

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They had become the Simurgh. At last they became certain that they truly were the Simurgh, and that the Simurgh was indeed the thirty birds (si morg). When they looked toward the Simurgh, they saw that it was indeed the Simurgh who was there; and if they turned their gaze toward themselves, they saw that they themselves were the Simurgh. Finally, if they looked both ways at once, they became certain that they and the Simurgh were in reality but one being.

Source Mantic uttaïr, Attitude of the birds, §11 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Attar, the Persian Sufi poet, the thirty birds (“si morg” in Persian) who set out in search of the Simurgh, their king and an image of God, discover at the end of the journey that they are united with Him, as a reflection is one with the light that shines on it: the Divine is not far from them. Today, look upon those around you as companions on this same journey, and treat each one as someone in whom this same light shines.

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